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Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44) [message #727132 is a reply to message #727121 ]	Fri, 11 January 2019 09:40

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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 11 January 2019 08:31

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 11 January 2019 00:20

Gotta admit, I had no idea Nurse was on a 40 point pace...

The Nurse/Russell pairing is actually pretty decent again.

Not sure what to make of it all. Sell high on Nurse, or are we actually looking not bad with Klef-Larsson and Nurse-Russell next year if Nurse is able to take a step forward?

Obviously would be damn nice to get an offensive D with a RHS. Russell makes the situation odd, because you would like to replace him with a good offensive guy on the 2nd pair, but for whatever reason he seems to help stabilize Nurse's ice time.

I agree with you about Russell. For whatever reason, he works with Nurse for the most part. Since coming back, Nurse's game has settled down a bit. He's got some yips but he's much better than he was when Russell went down. In general, I think Russell has been pretty good this year. I said it in another thread, his no move opens up and I think Russell will have value this offseason. If you put him with a partner that he doesn't have to carry, he can give a team decent #4 mins. He can still skate, he's versatile, he's a guy who gives you everything he's got, he blocks shots and he is more than willing to sacrifice his body for his team. I know stats guys hate him, I know the last 2 things I said about him can't be measured and some people don't think they are important and I am not trying to sell his merit because if you can move hi, I think you have to do it but I think GM's, coaches and players value what Russell brings. So I think he could get moved.

Hate to rip on Larsson, but he struggles badly when his D partner is not also very aware defensively. He is not a guy that you can put out to make up for a partner with chaos in his game. Wish he was, thought he would be, but it's simply not the case.

Say what you will about how Russell is offensively, how he defends zone entries, how he tries to break out pucks, but the guy is very on the ball defending in his zone, and very aware of his teammates. It's the right compliment for Nurse that still plays a bit loose in his end and can get lost.

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Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: OilFans on Thu, 10 January 2019 21:30
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Oscargasm on Thu, 10 January 2019 21:46
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Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Oscargasm on Thu, 10 January 2019 21:58
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Mike on Thu, 10 January 2019 21:49
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Kr55 on Thu, 10 January 2019 21:50
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: NetBOG on Thu, 10 January 2019 22:28
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: overdue on Thu, 10 January 2019 22:34
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Looch on Thu, 10 January 2019 22:52
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Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: stemhovlichski on Fri, 11 January 2019 00:44
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: g2k on Fri, 11 January 2019 07:05
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Kr55 on Fri, 11 January 2019 00:20
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 11 January 2019 08:31
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Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 11 January 2019 09:07
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Kr55 on Fri, 11 January 2019 09:40
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: overdue on Fri, 11 January 2019 09:14
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Rocksteady on Fri, 11 January 2019 11:49
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 11 January 2019 12:20
Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: Kr55 on Fri, 11 January 2019 12:23
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Re: Review: Florida @ Edmonton (Game #44)	By: shoop on Fri, 11 January 2019 12:47
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